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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Mini Review: Joyfully Yours by Amy Lamont

It’s that time of year again…the time to read adorable,
heartwarming Christmas novellas like Amy Lamont’s Joyfully Yours. This was my
first introduction to Amy Lamont’s writing, and I really enjoyed it! I liked reading a love story with a genuinely
nice, ordinary, but still very attractive guy—oh, and he also happens to be a
priest. (He’s not Catholic, though, so
there’s no forbidden romance drama here.
Just hot Father Michael.) And our
heroine Faith is very relatable and sympathetic as a twenty-something
questioning her choices in life, still feeling pressure from her family’s
expectations. Though this was a short
novella, there were some really nice scenes outside of the love story as well,
especially Faith’s interaction with a young girl, Laura, while Faith is
volunteering at Father Michael’s church.
I loved how Laura reminded Faith of herself even though their
circumstances in life were so different.
I also liked that, while Faith’s mother and sister could be incredibly
annoying, they became more three-dimensional and sympathetic throughout the
story despite the short length. The
ending felt a little too perfect, but…who doesn’t love a fairy tale at
Christmastime? I know I do!

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Stephanie Parent is a graduate of the Master of Professional Writing program at USC and attended the Baltimore School for the Arts as a piano major. She moved to Los Angeles because of Francesca Lia Block's WEETZIE BAT books, which might give you some idea of how much books mean to her. She also loves dogs, books about dogs, and sugary coffee drinks both hot and cold.